New state-record buffalo in North Dakota
North Dakota Game and Fish Department Reports
June 16, 2022
The fish is the largest weighed in the state that was not a paddlefish or pallid sturgeon.
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Bison hunts near Yellowstone unsafe, residents say
Associated Press
April 30, 2019
Once bison leave the park in the Gardiner Basin they can be legally killed during two winter seasons by state hunters, as well as by tribal hunters with treaty rights. Some tribal hunts extend into
University of Minnesota officials turn to bison herd to help ecosystem
Associated Press
June 27, 2018
MINNEAPOLIS — University of Minnesota officials hope a herd of bison will help restore a threatened ecosystem in a nature reserve. More than 30 bulls immediately began to graze on grass when they were released
Officials: Yellowstone superintendent shuffle shouldn’t sidetrack bison quarantine effort
Associated Press
June 19, 2018
BOZEMAN, Mont. — The impending change in Yellowstone National Park superintendents shouldn’t disrupt the progress of a quarantine program created to produce brucellosis-free bison, officials said. The transfer of a group of bull bison to
Yellowstone culls more than 1,100 bison, surpassing goal
Staff and News Reports
April 4, 2018
A multiagency agreement aims to keep the population at about 3,000 to curb the spread of brucellosis, a disease that causes bison to abort. But last fall, the park had about 4,800 bison.
After bison bounce back in Wyoming, state plans hunt
Staff and News Reports
March 28, 2018
After a rebound in Wyoming’s bison population, the state Game and Fish Department is planning a hunt this fall. The agency announced at a meeting over the weekend that a bison hunt will take place
In Montana, 3 men plead guilty to illegally hunting bull bison
Associated Press
March 16, 2018
BOZEMAN, Mont. — Three men have pleaded guilty to the illegal hunting and wasting of bull bison north of Yellowstone Park. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports that Jesse Darr, Ryley Heidt and Peyton Simmons, all
More than 550 Yellowstone bison culled so far this winter
Associated Press
March 13, 2018
BOZEMAN, Mont. — Wildlife officials say more than 550 Yellowstone National Park bison have been removed so far this winter in the annual program to limit the herd size. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reported
Bison hunters experience slow season outside Yellowstone
Associated Press
February 13, 2018
BOZEMAN, Mont. — Hunters and bison managers are seeing a slow season as the Yellowstone National Park herds are largely not leaving the park. The Bozeman Daily Chronicle reports hunters have killed less than 200
